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Former Finance Minister Altaf Bukhari will announce the setting up of a new party from Srinagar on February 24 to introduce and make realpolitik acceptable in the Valley which has so far been driven by ideological politics.

The party, as confirmed by Bukhari, will be christened ‘Apni Party’ (Our own party), giving a sense of belonging to Kashmiris who are living in a state of wilderness since August 5 last year when many politicians were detained and Article 370 abrogated.

The new party will work for the restoration of the statehood as promised by PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.